New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-21
THOUGHTS FROM TIM PULPIT!
ANNIVERSARIES IN MANY cHuRcHy,
CONFIRMED BY BISHOP PorrER.

| CONFIRMED BY BISHOP POTTER
Interesting services were held ct the st. James p,..
estant Episcopal Church, at Msdisonave and ssv...
frsst, yesterday The occasion was the confrmaHo "
thirtytwo persons, including number Of the choir ~
and large congregation In the body of the church
wellnlled gallery greeted the visiting clergy ana -.
choir as they entered During the singing OF a bv,,
those to be confirmed came forward the chancsl 49,,
and after the hymn they all kneeed while the Bi.h.
laid his hands upon their heads Then during the snc,
| Of hymn they returned to their pewa
Bishop Potter then delivered address on Job, -,
Baptist crying in the wilderness He said in part
You crying alarm fire and You s,o. =,
and INQUIRE as to his pedigree and whom he T. s Of III
fist he delivers his message; he is voice. the Word -
what am matters notLingi what say thing M
s the messenger OF Heaven and his identity is o, r.
that idea He Ia Contentei when his Is done 10 ds
This lesson is for all days and all men, What spoil, a..
er Th or sees somebody , esg 81 into Z
CONTAGIOUS and commanding as Intensity OF purpose ~
i asked dismiss thai naviusiiy s Psc%s
DDS s sS GrSe IS ns M snS .n
sense Of circumstances quite another The esonty
and transformed and there swept over their lives Might
But my brethren what is wdsrnessr In the los. ANAL.
sis OF the word II 1871 place where law has not shs,s
the end Of al being 70 gratiy the appetite srs no
Pqt D s e enSs al s 10 @ oSs IN the
no longer attempts are made :? find other ways there
a aS than AMY gGse IN india i OF amy desert On
q chris. tho change has @as 4
which Will conquer for Christ. P'"1
Following the delivery OF the by BishOp potts.
u. symonds, OF Port Jerys was ordained TO the priest
hood Mr. symonis was presented for ordination by Ds
Nevns OF ST Paus Church, Rome who has Just returned
from Ina Also John T. Patey. of ST Luke Parish was
presented for ordination a. deacon Mr. Patey was pe
scented by DR.. Tuttle Of st. Luke's Church
THE CHURCH AND HIGH LICENSE
The Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey, OF the Spring Street
Presbyterian Church, took for his theme yesterday sr.
Church and the Saloon" saying in part:
drain on the moral and the material forces Of the
The saloon works with both hand, earnestly. The mod
The bird may to catch the but the keeper
ing Into the saloon but the saloon Siri Is night bird sa
the horid vuure that out the darkness. feeding
se tRst are place IN 'front.' bis
thirsty driver enS%bs With the cold or Exhausted with $
hun W or the rest Of the day. the Ear published in the IL
teest Of the hard working saloon keper the saloon
president the devil aud whose law. male in hell Ts
% s Of n % There The fa@ be Rs @
that hand. Where the church has mi.
and Tie Ths saloon Is the Zoe to good soe
mont All that asks is TO be let alone and the church
church do this vital .uiect church
should hi1kng on the matter High license b
tSe BEST Ians W can get It Is sSsy rsht
eating liquors II is right vested in common law 10,
Doa't licensing 1t when restricting 1t wcsa
SSs Su We I law %S ays S ms ssS tn
have IT, When delegation Of ministers said to NJ
proeIamationi" he answered II Will JUS
rsSs 6a as & When S &c a@
The sc s slave
wal beyond which slavery was prohibited Did the NORTH
f4 TSe 'aU GS iSy Das e @ safeguard Of tn.
Jaw T SS G cannot ws Wholly Te @
Cannot The church do something along TINS ine why cant
an aad thus with united effort res.rct lhi
great wrongmhe catholic churches win the rrSes'aa.
VITA YOU Father Mathew said 70 The @ranse%aa va:
enonman" The time has cone for united effort against tie
hundred II can't root out all the saloons let US rot
OUT a. many As can IN t n tuav I'm. .ubct morA than
have lone What are the acts In the city OF
gives i've barrels every man, child oa
The womea and children who Grn. noing an so Ae msa
per day The couteptioa OF this is enough 10 make
seeHt t. proper rezarcn OF the gigantic v ami 70
him mis- and inhuence Tor the aioouonet
THE TRUE POSITION OF THE BELIEVER
The Kew. DR. Alder; Erdmann OF MOrristown, n. j. ex.
changed pups with the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby yeser.
day. and took for the OF his morning discourse the
words found the eighth OF the third chapter of
Philippians The excellency of the knowledge OF Christ
Jesus. my Lord" The meaning OF tins he said would DC
Chris6 Jesus, MY Lord" Mr.. ErimaGu said in concaa-
ing:
insect, scientists tell that lives the
pools 1t l. blind AMI has no LIMBO
except proecuoa from its mouth Down IN the slime AMI
hls hs plerces with It's Protection. ami entering
the root wor.s It's way up inside OF the nag unii resas:
geets the seads forth four beautiful
wings AM Secomes one Of natures most beautiful
Imagine tins insect the bolton pool endowed
with brain Could II ever dream OF the outside word aoov:
ust So are those Who refuse % eSns INTO SnqS'se
b M name s linn n 81 S set the e' ms are s s come
to Us through HIS Sou cnr.st Jesus
TRUE OLD METHODIST REVIVED
The forty second annual rednon OF the Jane street
Methodist Episcopal Church was held yesterday the
morning service being OF the genuine Old love- feass
followed by reunion The present officers Of the CHURCH
and all who had been oc IN the past were invedo
rout break bread around the altar aler which the
congreeatiJn broke bread WIN each other Inc eAper
ence meeting brought up many recolecons oil no" ne
church had been blessed In the past venerable men AMI
grayhared telling how they found the savlOuria
The present pastor the Rev III. Thomson. has been
connected with the church for the last three years ras
retiring pastor leaves host OF friends WHO VIII ever
cherish "a warm regard for him. 49,,
IL was learned that lie has for the finances
and building up the church than OF the pre'iol.
pastors and 1t with regret that the congregation yed
taken up with addresses from Messrs. James Clancy
A. ii. Ross, W. H. Ely and others VINO have held tDe
office OF sunday-school superintendent also u
the former pastors and gentlemen abroad addressed
the meeting. The Rev. Dr. John Miley, OF Drew IAeo
logical Seminary. preached the evening sermon.
PREACHING FOR DIR. PARKHURsE
The Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst. of the Madison square
Presby terrain Church, whose mother died last week ~
Massachusetts, had not returned his pulpit yesterday
nj morning 1t supplied Oy the Rev jesse
Forbes OF the Adams Memorial Church In the evening
the Rev Howard 3 Bliss son OF President Bliss. OF
rout, Syria, who hal preached for MI Forces III o
Bliss member OF the senior class OF The Union Iheo
logical Seminary, and the fellowship for this year hS
just been awarded TO him.
4 MEMORIAL OF TIE APOSTLE PAUL.